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Dick Beedon: Heart Of An Entrepreneur Tells His Story Of Overcoming Near Death Experience

ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan graduate Dick Beedon is a true entrepreneur. He has started four technology companies, including one that went public. But in May of 2014, Beedon was diagnosed with Staph and the infection was attacking his heart. He was told he was probably going to die. The outlook was grim. After

By |2016-06-30T12:53:09-04:00June 30th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

SBAM Podcast – Profile Of Tech News Entrepreneur – Mike Brennan

LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews entrepreneur Mike Brennan, owner of MiTechnews.com Brennan is the founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. He won more than a dozen awards in his career from the Society of Professional

By |2016-06-29T08:12:52-04:00June 28th, 2016|Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Challenge Detroit Names Fifth-Year Class Of 42 Fellows

DETROIT - Challenge Detroit, celebrating its fifth year, announced its 2016-2017 class of 42 Fellows, each of whom will get opportunity to live, work and play in metropolitan Detroit.  Fellows will work with their new host companies four days a week. Some of those companies are Slow Roll, EcoWorks, General Motors, Marketing Associates and Rossetti. 

By |2016-06-28T19:39:42-04:00June 28th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

M2 TechCast: Diva Tech Talk’s Lewan Talks Mackinac Policy Conference, Bamboo Detroit, Startup Week Detroit

ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, one of the three Diva Tech Talk podcasters, joins M2 Techcast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about her coverage of the Mackinac Policy Conference (she is editor of Michipreneur.Com) and some exciting news about her co-working space, Bamboo Detroit. It will be expanding soon. The Mackinac Policy

By |2016-06-25T09:22:17-04:00June 25th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Techstars Mobility Announces Class Of 12 Startups

DETROIT - Techstars Mobility has announced their next class of tech startups aiming to disrupt the transportation space. Last year’s class included companies like SPLT who have expanded regionally and nationally, bringing ride sharing to corporations through their technology platform. The twelve startups in this year’s class will work intensively over the three-month program at Ford

By |2016-06-15T19:23:33-04:00June 14th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Guest Columns, Mobile MI|

Basics Of Crowdfunding For Small Businesses

LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks about the basics of small business crowdfunding with Sandra Cochrane, technology and business consultant for the Michigan Small Business Development Center. Sandra assists start-up and early-stage high-tech companies.Services she provides to clients include business plan development, accessing capital, strategic planning,

Everything You Wanted To Know About Detroit Startup Week

DETROIT - What is happening in Detroit and across the region when it comes to entrepreneurs? Amanda Lewan Editor of Michipreneur.com will share an overview on what trends we're seeing reporting on Michigan startups over the past three years at Michipreneur.com. This is a great session if you're looking for an overview into what's happening

By |2016-05-23T07:25:19-04:00May 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Six Startups Accepted To Michigan’s Desai Accelerator

ANN ARBOR - The Desai Accelerator has announced it’s next class of startups to enter in their program. Six early stage technology companies were selected for the second year of their program. The Desai Accelerator is a joint venture between the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and the College of Engineering, founded to help

By |2016-05-11T08:02:04-04:00May 10th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

Attention Detroit Entrepreneurs: ABC’s Shark Tank Hosting Casting Call May 16 At Grand Circus

DETROIT - Metro Detroit entrepreneurs will get a shot at appearing on ABC’s Shark Tank, the popular television series that can lead to big investment dollars, on May 16 at Grand Circus. But you need to sign up quickly to secure your place in this casting call. If selected, you will be asked to do

By |2016-05-10T20:13:09-04:00May 10th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

An Introduction To The Entrepreneurial Support Ecosystem In Michigan

AUBURN HILLS - Do you have a high-tech startup? How about an early-stage, growth-based business? Do you seek to become an entrepreneur by turning your innovative idea into a business? If so, the Macomb-OU INCubator invites you to attend on May 24 to Starting Up, a workshop exploring several of the resources within the State

By |2016-05-04T19:25:58-04:00May 4th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|